North Shore Tow-In Surfing Championships
Association Professional Towsurfers
Avalanche and Puaena Point, Oahu Hawaii
15 December - 31 March 2007
Bank of Hawaii North Shore Tow-In Surfing Championship Set for Thursday Feb. 15th!
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 13 February, 2007 : - - APT officials and the event directors for the Bank of Hawaii North Shore Tow-In Surfing Championship presented by Buttons and Towsurfer.com, have officially gone to a 48 hour advance green light notice to hold this world class tow-in event this Thursday Feb. 15th.
The big wave tow-in surf contest is set to take place on one of the two main big wave outer reef spots over a mile outside of Haleiwa Harbor known as Outside Avalanche and Outside Puaena Point. All contestants have been notified and are gearing up for the first event of the APT World Tour Tow-In Surfing Circuit. Surf is expected to rock the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii in the 15’-18’ range and with great conditions.
With a holding period from December 15, 2006 thru March 31, 2007, some of the best and most respected towsurfers from around the world will be competing for one of eight available slots that will permit a winning team to advance to a seeded position in the Mexico and South America events later this year. Then from there, it is off to the APT World Title Tow-In Surfing Championships scheduled for 2007/2008.
“It has been a very slow season and we are getting close to the end. The decision to hold this event was made by many respected big wave surfers, competitors, forecasters, Event Director Alec Cooke and APT Officials. It is not the giant 20'-25' swell we were hoping and looking for but it is a solid 15'-18' with insane conditions. If we do not take this opportunity to have the event and get the tour off the ground, we might not get another chance seeing how late it is getting in the season”. Says, Eric Akiskalian, APT Founder/President
Main Invite List:
Garrett McNamara / Kealii Mamala / HI
Noah Johnson / Sion Milosky / HI
Shane Dorian / Ian Walsh / HI
Jamie Sterling / Mark Healey / HI
Dan Moore / Mark Anderson / HI
Makua Rothman / Ikaika Kalama / HI
Archie Kalepa / Buzzy Kerbox / HI
Ross Clarke Jones / Tony Ray / AUS
Carlos Burle / Eraldo Gueiros / BRZ
Everaldo 'Pato' Texeira / Sylvio Mancusi / BRZ
Shawn 'Barney' Barron / Darryl 'Flea' Virostko / CA
Brad Gerlach / Mike Parsons / CA
Greg Long / Rusty Long / CA
Zach Wormhoudt / Jake Wormhoudt / CA
Peter Mel / Anthony Tashnick / CA
Chuck Patterson / Scott Chandler / CA
Raimana Van Bastolaer / Manoa Drollet / TAH
Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker / James Sampson / SA
Ramon Navarro / Diego Medina / CHL
Carlos 'Coco' Nogales / Don Curry / MEX / CA
Alternate List:
Danilo Couto / Rodrigo Resende / BRZ
Ken 'Skindog' Collins / Josh Loya / CA
Brock Little / Brian Keaulana / HI
Titus Kinimaka / Kalani Vierra / HI
Pete Cabrinha / Rush Randle / HI
Russell Smith /Tyler Smith / CA
Myles Padaca / Pancho Sullivan / HI
Jeff Clark / Mike Brummit / CA
Shane Desmond / Tyler Fox / CA
Cheyne Horan / Robbie Seeger / AUS/GER
Kaleo Amadeo / Ahanu Tson-Dru / HI
Ron Barron / TJ Barron / HI
Yuri Soledad / John Gangini / BRZ / HI
Robbie Frangipane / Todd Robertson / HI
Campbell Farrell / Doug Young / HI/NZ
Eric Fisher / Matt Lozano / HI
Cully Kamisugi / Todd Kamisugi / HI
Victor Marcal / Tony Fekete / Brazil/Hungary
Terry Chun / Gui Terry / HI
Paul Orem / Rama Deodato / HI
Joao Jabour / Edison DePaulo / HI/BRZ
Alfy Cater / Taj Burrows / AUS
Gregg Quinn / Eric Tema / HI
Mark Mathews / Koby Alberton / AUS
Clyde Aikau / TBD / HI
Ken Bradshaw / TBD / HI
Andy Cambell / TBD / AUS
Mike Schlebach / TBD / SA
Chris Bertish / TBD / BRT
Dylan Longbottom / TBD / AUS
About the Association of Professional Towsurfers, Inc. (APT)
The Association of Professional Towsurfers, was Founded on March 6, 2003 with the charter to support the responsible growth and development of Tow-In Surfing. The Association of Professional Towsurfers, is dedicated to sanctioning and promoting world class competitions, dissemination of safety and technical information to athletes, and technical direction to event organizers. The empirical growth in alternative sports and the increase in extreme athletic pursuits are well documented.
The Association of Professional Towsurfers embraces corporate sponsors and media entities that provide the support necessary to increase its events and goals. The Association of Professional Towsurfers has goals to expand its support throughout the world; lobby government agencies and municipalities to provide more certified tow-in access to ocean venues; and be ever attentive to the unique technical and safety needs of this evolving sport and its constituents.
For full details on the Association of Professional Towsurfers, APT World Tour Tow-In Surfing Circuit, a full list of international advisory board members representing APT and other international tow-in associations visit the Pro Tow Surfers website.
Previous reports:
# 1 : 2006/7 APT World Tour Tow-In surfing circuit announced
# 2 : Invite list for North Shore Tow-In Surfing Championships
# 3 : Holding period kicks off for North Shore Tow-In Champs
# 4 : North Shore Tow-In Champs monitoring monster swell
# 5 : North Shore Tow-In Champs eyeing huge, chaotic swell
Further Reports:
Tow-in tour will kick off in Hawai'i
www.towsurfers.com
www.protowsurfers.org
www.haleiwa-tow-in.com
APT Contacts:
Eric Akiskalian, Founder/President
Association of Professional Towsurfers
APT World Tour Organizer
California Office
805-455-7073
Eric@protowsurfers.org
Eric@towsurfer.com
Alec Cooke, Event Executive Director, Hawaii Tow-In Surfers
Phone: 808-227-2425
Hotline 808-641-7038
AceCool45@Hotmail.com
Rodeny Kilborn APT Event Sanctioning Director
Phone: 808-575-2840
Handsomebugga@aol.com
handsomegugga@protowsurfers.org
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